Wow. What a day. Talk about getting to know more about a company and their products. That’s what we got to do at Pfizer Animal Health VMRD Headquarters today. Before heading out there we did have our news conference here at Brook Lodge where we’re staying.

The rest of the day involved a lot of presentations and a wet lab experience which I’ll tell you more about later.

I personally think these types of events are a very positive experience for both us as ag journalists and for companies like Pfizer who hold them. We learned more today than probably 10 trade show booth visits. There are a lot of people to thank but I’ll start with Raegan Weber at Pfizer Animal Health and Kenna Rathai at Martin Williams.

I’ll get more into what we learned soon but I just have to tell you how beautiful this place is. I want to stay for about a week.

I know there’s a lot of history to it which I’d like to have the time to learn. We had a great outside dinner outside the Doctor’s Cottage pictured here. Here’s what the website says about the place. “The historical evolution of the estate is a remarkable story as its origins date back to Dr. W. E. Upjohn, founder of the Upjohn Company. Dr. Will, as he was known, bought a forty-acre farm in 1895. One of the original buildings on the property was a creamery, which he soon converted to a summer cottage for himself and his family.”